Can water be extracted from Olivine?

I have always been interested in geology and wondered about how unique structures of materials behave in different circumstances. I stumbled upon Olivine, the magnesium iron silicate, and heard...

28 February 2021 7,330 4 View

How much cell pressure and back pressure should I apply to start for triaxial test for different types of soil?

We have recently purchased a triaxial test instrument (MATEST) for testing different types of soil. After installing software, we are facing a issue of saturation where the samples does not...

23 February 2021 7,194 4 View

Physical-chemical formation of stalactites/stalagmites. what promotes the formation/growth of these structures?

I know, or think I do, the basic idea behind these natural structures, as from what I know they form due to water dripping from the top leaving a salt deposit behind. But started to wonder about...

22 February 2021 1,400 4 View

For Carbon-emission free steelmaking by electrolysis with nonoxidizable electrode in EAF, what would be electrode material?

While CCS can be employed along with a conventional Carbon-efficient EAF steelmaking process (especially from iron ore) or even Hydrogen or hydrocarbon can bee passed through central electrode,...

30 January 2021 3,378 1 View

Is it possible to prepare clay minerals by mixing pure oxides of required elements? What would be theoretical difficulties with it?

Practically this is not at all necessary. But theoretically, would hydrous/hydrothermal synthesis be enough (like mix 1 mole alumina gel and 4 mole silica gel and gently heat) or would it require...

26 January 2021 6,403 3 View

Do you have information about synthetic diamonds and their environmental impact?

I am doing a deep research on the comparison of the process of extraction of natural diamonds and synthetic diamonds, and their environmental impact I would appreciate you could share your...

19 January 2021 1,359 3 View

Lift off problem with Indium/Gold deposition?

Hi, I'm doing 5/40nm In/Au e-beam evaporation at rates 0.2A/s(for In),1A/s(Au) on lithographically(doubly coated 495k,950k PMMA e-beam resist) done Si substrate at base pressure 2e-6torr. I'm...

18 January 2021 7,550 4 View

Johnson et al., 2006 Geology of South Africa?

I am wondering if there is a digital (PDF) version of this book available or if anyone is willing to share this work. It is no longer available from GSSA (Geo Soc. S. Afr) nor does my library hold...

13 January 2021 5,571 2 View

Please share some research papers on the synthesis of Mn3O4 nanoparticles via Hydrothermal method by using Manganese(II) nitrate hydrate?

05 January 2021 9,040 4 View

Is there any chemical environment or parameters to define or explain the sediment and soil profiles, are they separated by chemical parameters?

Sediment is relatively younger than the soil in the depositional environment as the sediments are consequence of the accretion of particles transported either by waters or by winds, whereas, soil...

12 December 2020 4,822 18 View